Airbus Opens New Factory In Alabama

Jul 10, 2012

Airbus will be spending approximately $600 million over the next five years to build an assembly line in Mobile, AL. This new factory will manufacture its A320 single-aisle jet. The new factory will also create 1000 new jobs.

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